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Ryan Adams, Ph.D.

Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain

Affiliations
  • Assistant Professor, Harvard University

Publications

Self-Reported Strengths and Difficulties by Autistic Young Adults.

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, February 18, 2026

Jacqui Ferraiolo, China I Parenteau, Jessica Khaw, Grace Herbert, R. Adams, Julie Taylor, et al.

Brief Report: The Vocational and Educational Activities of Transition-Aged Autistic Youth With Low IQ.

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research : JIDR, February 2026

Carly Moser, R. Adams, Shuting Zheng, S. Bishop, and Julie Lounds Taylor

Satisfaction with friendship support protects autistic youth from the negative effects of peer victimization.

Autism : The International Journal of Research and Practice, August 2025

Natalie Libster, R. Adams, S. Bishop, Shuting Zheng, and Julie Lounds Taylor

Projects

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Global Brain

Simons Collaboration

Decoding internal state to predict behavior

Funded Work

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